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HI HR36

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/28/2019

Primary Sponsor

John Mizuno

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Smithsonian Institution to immediately rename the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery due to the Sackler family's role in the opioid crisis

  • Establishes that opioids are highly addictive prescription drugs declared a national epidemic by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2011, with overdoses exceeding deaths from motor vehicle accidents and gun violence

  • Documents that the Sackler family owns Purdue Pharma, which developed OxyContin (oxycodone), and launched a misleading marketing campaign paid doctors to downplay addiction risks to physicians

  • References psychiatrist Allen Frances stating that "most of the questionable practices that propelled the pharmaceutical industry into the scourge it is today can be attributed to Arthur Sackler"

  • Requires transmitting certified copies of the resolution to the Smithsonian Institution's Secretary, Inspector General, Chief Operating Officer, Assistant Secretary for Communications and External Affairs, and General Counsel

Legislative Description

Urging The Smithsonian Institution To Immediately Rename The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Smithsonian Institution

Last Action

Referred to LMG, JUD, referral sheet 27

3/7/2019

Committee Referrals

Legislative Management3/7/2019

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